It’s the opening track to Ike’s 1969 album "A Black Man’s Soul" and was produced by Ike and his wife at the time, Tina Turner. The couple wouldn’t split up for another 7 years. The divorce wasn't finalized until 1978.

This song is a pretty distinct departure from "River Deep — Mountain High."

A couple years ago we got an email from a member of the San Francisco funk band Monophonics. They’d recorded their own version:

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